Sunday, July 21, 2013

SSSC189 & Dynamic Duos #62


Hello everyone! Who's having a fabulous weekend? *raising hand*  The weather has been gorgeous and I've spent many hours out on my deck with my iPod and book... can't get much better than that, can it?  I suppose if you could build a 4-season craft room outside, that might be better but, alas, here in Canada - not exactly practical. ;)

Are you ready for a brand new Sweet Sunday Sketch?  It's been an entire month since I've played along since I took the last one off because we decided to go visit my parents on the spur-of-the-moment and didn't have time to get a card done before we left.  I kind of like this week's sketch - not too fussy but can certainly make it so if you want to:


I combined it with this week's Dynamic Duos combo of Calypso Coral and Basic Black, used my Medallion stamp from Stampin' Up! as the half circle peeking out from behind the one layer and dug out an old Verve verse for the sentiment panel and...VOILA!



There was an addtional element to the Dynamic Duos challenge to include butterflies so I popped one on with my button...not sure I've ever seen a black one before but...;)

All of the fabulous Sweet Sunday Stampers have inspiration for you, so please stop by and say hello to:

Vicki Burdick 

and the "NKOTB", Lisa Henke and Jodi Collins!  I didn't get a chance to officially welcome them last sketch so better late than never, right?  WELCOME GIRLS!!!!  So thrilled to have you both on board!

Have a great week, everyone!  See you on Thursday!

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13 comments:

Dawn Easton said...

Beautiful, Melissa!

Enjoy the weather, it definitely has been wonderful lately!

Lisa H. said...

soooo, so pretty! love that stamped background and the gorgeous use of these colors.

Jen Mitchell said...

Beautiful use of the colors. Love the medallion stamp behind the sentiment. And I could totally get on board with a four season outside craft room!

Tracy said...

Melissa!!!! I love how you made your own background!!! Gorgeous!!!

Marisa said...

Love this, Melissa! Way to flash the Verve too :)

Vicki Burdick said...

Wow, this is gorgeous!! LOVE THAT CUTE LITTLE BUTTERFLY!!!

Lynn Put said...

Such a sharp looking card with a wonderful sentiment and I like the added little butterfly with button.

Lori said...

What a pretty color combination! Love how you showcased the sentiment here.

Unknown said...

Lovely card. So many fabulous elements incorporated! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Dynamic Duos this week, we sure hope to see you back again soon :)

Jodi Collins said...

This is SO gorgeous! LOVE the background pattern for the circle element!!! Thanks for the shout out :)

Susie W. said...

So pretty Melissa! Love how you've used the medallion stamp in the background. It pops, but without taking attention for the focal panel. Great card!
I'm so glad you joined us at Dynamic Duos this week :)

Dana White said...

This is gorgeous love the colours - I agree the 4 season craft room would only work for a very short season! Enjoy the nice weather

Karen Motz said...

So pretty! You're so clever to use that big medallion stamp for the circle element!